“…The prevalence of tobacco use is higher (21%) among females in Venezuela than in other countries of the region, while in Chile (35%), Brazil (30%), Jamaica (29%), Barbados (29%), Ecuador (29%), Mexico (29%), Colombia (28%), and Argentina (27%), tobacco use prevalence is high among youth. 7 Isolated reports [10][11][12] of an alarming prevalence of tobacco use among healthcare providers and students of health professions in Latin America led, in 2004, to the development of the Global Health Professions Students Survey (GHPSS) by the WHO, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Canadian Public Health Association. The GHPSS is a school-based, self-administered survey that captures information from third-year students who are pursuing advanced degrees in dentistry, medicine, nursing, or pharmacy.…”